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Protected: Twin Studies Resources

August 20, 2019

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TBI Isn’t Just Phineas: Meet Civil War Veteran Jacob Miller

August 16, 2019

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So much attention has been given to Phineas Gage (and rightfully so) that it’s easy to lose sight of others who have been impacted by traumatic brain injury. This is Jacob Miller. Miller was wounded by a bullet on September 19th, 1863 at the Battle of Chicamagua. By a tremendous stroke of luck, whoever shot […]

A Careful Examination Of Gage And Plasticity

August 16, 2019

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Here’s the article that I was talking about in regards to if Gage’s personality ever adjusted itself to his injuries. From the site: The documentary evidence Kotowicz begs to differ: However, after examining closely the accounts of Phineas Gage as given by the doctors who knew him, Harlow and Bigelow, one must conclude that the […]

Brain Trauma’s Impact On Athletes

August 15, 2019

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This may be of interest to some of you guys. Earlier today, I posted something about the late hockey player, Derek Boogaard, and his probable struggles with CTE. There has been some follow-up research done that shows CTE impacts athletes differently than the rest of the population. Any profession that runs the risk of head […]

The Dangers of Brain Trauma

August 15, 2019

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Derek Boogaard was an enforcer for the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers of the NHL. During his career, spanning from junior hockey in Canada through his last concussion in 2010 after a fight with Matt Carkner of the Ottawa Senators, Boogaard was involved in 184 fights. The number of actual concussions that he […]

Explaining Your AP Psych Test Curve

August 14, 2019

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If the College Board is reasonable enough to understand that you’re not going to be perfect on AP Exams, so am I. Your tests are graded on an AP style curve based on the curve calculator found here: https://www.albert.io/blog/ap-psychology-score-calculator/ Average FRQ scores (a 4) were inputted into that portion of the calculator. The grading scale […]

Protected: AP Psych Unit Two Word Wall and Notes: Biological Bases of Behavior

August 13, 2019

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